Kick down mechanism on a stock 289 2 bbl.

[Mattmatt001]

I know very little about the Ford V8, so please excuse the odd questions.

I have a stock 67 289 2bbl, upon delving into things & looking at upgrades etc, I’m hit with questions that I can’t answer. Should a base model 289 2bbl have a kickdown mechanism attached to the carb? Mine hasn’t as far as I can see (picture attached) if I don’t have such a thing… is it genuinely worth it reinstalling this small item? -

in saying that; (after much discussion and debate with other owners etc) I’m also now going to install a Edelbrock 2121 performer with an AVS2 500 cfm Carb. - will it still need this kick down mechanism?

I genuinely don’t know if it’s needed or not.

don’t rip me a new one please.

Matt.

[68gtcs]

The kick down cable is taken from the bottom of the linkage opposite the carb linkage, look lower down by the gearbox. john

[mike67fb]

The kickdown is attached to the bottom of the throttle pedal lever under the car as below: